Workin at the Car Wash

Mattie and Jamesie "helped" Daddy wash Grandpa's car.

Norwegian Fjords

A friend of Mike's from middle school told us about a horse farm near Roslyn. (The area around there is mostly cattle country, so this place is a bit unusual!) We went out to see it, and the owner showed us all around and told us about her horses. They're Norwegian Fjords, and there are only a handful of them in the United States. We were able to pet both the adult horses and the colts! They were off in the distance at first, but some grain enticed them to come closer. :)

They're very beautiful.  It's hard to tell from the pictures, but there are three different colors of Fjords, mainly having to do with the hair color of their manes (reds, grays, browns, and whites).

The boys liked seeing them, and also amused themselves playing in the farm gazebo while the adults were talking.  :)

Dinner at Mary Ellen's

After Storybook Land, Aunt Mary Ellen had us over to her beautiful new place for dinner (along with Aunt Margie and Cousin Eric). Thanks, Mary Ellen!

P.S.  Matthew didn't actually drive home.  :)

Happy Father's Day!!

Happy Father's Day to Mike, Grandpa B, Grandpa G, and all the other wonderful dads out there!! We love you!!

Oink

This sign just cracked me up -- pig by the Mid-Dakota Pork Producers. (It ain't the wolf you have to worry about there, little buddy!)

In the Story

We were a motley crew by the end of the day! :)

Storybook Land

We've been looking forward to taking the boys to Storybook Land -- a great park in Aberdeen that has scenes and play areas from all kinds of nursery rhymes and fairy tales. We had wonderful weather for our trip, and the boys had a great time, mostly from climbing on everything possible! ("The other grandchildren didn't do that," Grandma observed as James decided to ride on the little lamb and one of the three kittens.)

James was also fearless on the slides, and especially liked the very long one that was part of Jack and Jill go up the hill. He slid down, climbed back up on the slide, and did it again! They both were excited to go on the merry-go-round and the hot air balloons (not real ones, just a ride), and Mattie liked the little petting zoo (Old MacDonald's farm).

Windy Day at Uncle Jim's

We spent a nice afternoon at Uncle Jim's farm the other day. The wind was intense! It made his lake look like the ocean shore. (Matthew and Mike explored a little; I would have stayed out longer, but James wanted none of it.)

The boys also had fun going out in the cornfields -- the plants weren't too high yet.